What's happening in the yard

Weeds are growing like crazy and the garden is looking a little wild after high winds and weeks without rain. I'm hauling water from the hand-pump well by the bucket and it looks like no rain for another ten days. I think this dryness is unprecedented here. So here is what is going on in my garden.

Astrantia

I love the fragile airy look of this burnet. The thin oval leaves have serrated edges. It's a native and is an easy to grow filler plant.

Burnet

The huge delphinium that was queen of its bed barely survived the winter. It's down to just a few flower stalks now. I was going to transplant it this year but decided to let it regain some strength instead.

Delphinium with Tux

Shells and beach things collect in this bed along the entry to the cabin. In the background is the oak water barrel that is almost empty.

Entry garden

The Hansa roses are growing well. In a few years these will become a massive wall of flowers.

Hansa Rose

The bleeding heart is gorgeous this year.

Bleeding Heart

Hoop

The Marie Bugnet roses survived and are blooming like crazy.

Marie Bugnet 

Monkshood must really like it here. The flowers add color to the garden when the poppies die out and is spreading itself throughout the yard, supporting the surrounding more fragile flowers when the wind blows. I love it.

Monkshood

Only four peony plants survived the freeze up and this is the only one that will bloom this year.

Peony

First year for flowers on the Philadelphus. Very pretty.

Philadelphus

Tag

Tag 

The Bugnet roses are tough. This one is Therese, a pretty pink. I have to keep these wrapped with wire because they have no thorns and the moose love to eat them.

Therese Bugnet

Tux

The spirea were badly damaged and at best are half their size last year, but two are covered with pretty flowers.

Bumblebee in the Spirea

Three dogs in one shot

Entry garden 2 with Tux